List of members of the Académie française
 
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This is a list of members of the Académie française (French Academy) by seat number. The primary professions of the academicians are noted. The dates shown indicate the terms of the members, who generally serve for life. Some, however, were "excluded" during the reorganisations of 1803 and 1816 and at other times.

Contents

Seat 1

  1. Pierre Séguier, 1635–1643, politician and magistrate
  2. Claude Bazin de Bezons, 1643–1684, lawyer
  3. Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, 1684–1711, poet
  4. Jean d'Estrées, 1711–1718, ecclesiastic and politician
  5. Marc-René d'Argenson, 1718–1721, politician
  6. Jean-Joseph Languet de Gergy, 1721–1753, ecclesiastic
  7. George-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, 1753–1788, essayist
  8. Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, 1788–1794, medical doctor
  9. François-Urbain Domergue, 1803–1810, grammarian
  10. Ange-François Fariau, 1810, poet and translator
  11. François-Auguste Parseval-Grandmaison, 1811–1834, poet
  12. Narcisse-Achille de Salvandy, 1835–1856, politician and historian
  13. Émile Augier, 1857–1889, poet and playwright
  14. Charles de Freycinet, 1890–1923, politician and physicist
  15. Émile Picard, 1924–1941, mathematician
  16. Louis de Broglie, 1944–1987, physicist and mathematician
  17. Michel Debré, 1988–1996, politician
  18. François Furet, 1997, historian
  19. René Rémond, 1998–2007, historian
  20. Claude Dagens, 2008– , bishop

Seat 2

  1. Valentin Conrart, 1634–1675, poet and grammarian
  2. Toussaint Rose, 1675–1701, orator
  3. Louis de Sacy, 1701–1727, lawyer
  4. Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu, 1728–1755, magistrate and philosopher
  5. Jean-Baptiste de Vivien de Châteaubrun, 1755–1775, poet and playwright
  6. François-Jean de Chastellux, 1775–1788, musician
  7. Aimar-Charles-Marie de Nicolaï, 1788–1794, magistrate
  8. François de Neufchâteau, 1803–1828, politician and philologist
  9. Pierre-Antoine Lebrun, 1828–1873, politician and poet
  10. Alexandre Dumas, fils, 1874–1895, playwright and novelist
  11. André Theuriet, 1896–1907, novelist and poet
  12. Jean Richepin, 1908–1926, poet and novelist
  13. Émile Mâle, 1927–1954, art historian
  14. François Albert-Buisson, 1955–1961, magistrate and politician
  15. Marc Boegner, 1962–1970, ecclesiastic and theologian
  16. René de Castries, 1972–1986, historian
  17. André Frossard, 1987–1995, essayist and journalist
  18. Hector Bianciotti, elected 1996, novelist

Seat 3

  1. Jacques de Serisay, 1634–1653, poet
  2. Paul-Philippe de Chaumont, 1654–1697, ecclesiastic
  3. Louis Cousin, 1697–1707, historian and journalist
  4. Jacques-Louis de Valon, marquis de Mimeure, 1707–1719, poet and translator
  5. Nicolas Gédoyn, 1719–1744, ecclesiastic
  6. François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, 1744–1794, ecclesiastic
  7. Roch-Ambroise Cucurron Sicard, 1803–1822, ecclesiastic and grammarian
  8. Denis-Luc Frayssinous, 1822–1841, ecclesiastic
  9. Étienne-Denis Pasquier, 1842–1862, politician
  10. Jules Armand Dufaure, 1863–1881, politician and lawyer
  11. Victor Cherbuliez, 1881–1899, novelist and playwright
  12. Émile Fauget, 1900–1916, literary critic and historian
  13. Georges Clemenceau, 1918–1929, politician and doctor
  14. André Chaumeix, 1930–1955, journalist and critic
  15. Jérôme Carcopino, 1955–1970, historian and archaeologist
  16. Roger Caillois, 1971–1978, essayist and sociologist
  17. Marguerite Yourcenar, 1980–1987, novelist and essayist
  18. Jean-Denis Bredin, elected 1989, magistrate and essayist

Seat 4

  1. Jean Desmarets, 1634–1676, poet and novelist
  2. Jean-Jacques de Mesmes, 1676–1688, magistrate
  3. Jean Testu de Mauroy, 1688–1706, ecclesiastic
  4. Camille le Tellier de Louvois, 1706–1718, ecclesiastic
  5. Jean-Baptiste Massillon, 1718–1742, ecclesiastic
  6. Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini, Duc de Nivernais, 1742–1798, politician and poet
  7. Gabriel-Marie Legouvé, 1803–1812, poet
  8. Alexandre-Vincent Pineux Duval, 1812–1842, poet and playwright
  9. Pierre-Simon Ballanche, 1842–1847, philosopher
  10. Jean Vatout, 1848, poet
  11. Alexis Guignard, comte de Saint Priest, 1849–1851, politician and historian
  12. Antoine Pierre Berryer, 1852–1868, lawyer
  13. François-Joseph de Champagny, 1869–1882, historian
  14. Charles de Mazade, 1882–1893, poet and critic
  15. José María de Heredia, 1894–1905, poet
  16. Maurice Barrès, 1906–1923, novelist and politician
  17. Louis Bertrand, 1925–1941, novelist and historian
  18. Jean Tharaud, 1946–1952, novelist
  19. Alphonse Juin, 1952–1967, soldier
  20. Pierre Emmanuel, 1968–1984, poet
  21. Jean Hamburger, 1985–1992, doctor and essayist
  22. Albert Cardinal Decourtray, 1993–1994, ecclesiastic
  23. Jean-Marie Cardinal Lustiger, 1995–2007, ecclesiastic

Seat 5

  1. Jean Ogier de Gombauld, 1634–1666, poet and playwright
  2. Paul Tallement le Jeune, 1666–1712, ecclesiastic
  3. Antoine Danchet, 1712–1748, playwright and poet
  4. Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset, 1748–1777, playwright
  5. Claude-François-Xavier Millot, 1777–1785, ecclesiastic
  6. André Morellet, 1785–1819, ecclesiastic
  7. Pierre-Édouard Lémontey, 1819–1826, politician and lawyer
  8. Joseph Fourier, 1826–1830, mathematician and physicist
  9. Victor Cousin, 1830–1867, politician and philosopher
  10. Jules Favre, 1867–1880, politician and lawyer
  11. Edmond Rousse, 1880–1906, lawyer
  12. Pierre de Ségur, 1907–1916, historian
  13. Robert de Flers, 1920–1927, playwright and journalist
  14. Louis Madelin, 1927–1956, historian
  15. Robert Kemp, 1956–1959, literary and dramatic critic
  16. René Huyghe, 1960–1997, art historian and essayist
  17. Georges Vedel, 1998–2002, magistrate
  18. Assia Djebar, elected 2005, author

Seat 6

  1. François le Métel de Boisrobert, 1634–1662, ecclesiastic and poet
  2. Jean Renaud de Segrais, 1662–1701, poet and novelist
  3. Jean Galbert de Campistron, 1701–1723, playwright
  4. Philippe Néricault Destouches, 1723–1754, playwright and diplomat
  5. Louis de Boissy, 1754–1758, poet
  6. Jean-Baptiste de Lacurne de Sainte-Palaye, 1758–1781, archaeologist
  7. Sébastien-Roch-Nicolas (Chamfort), 1781–1794, playwright and publisher
  8. Pierre-Louis Roederer, 1803–1835, politician and lawyer
  9. Pierre-Marc-Gaston de Lévis, 1816–1830, politician
  10. Philippe-Paul de Ségur, 1830–1873, diplomat and historian
  11. Charles de Viel-Castel, 1873–1887, diplomat
  12. Edmond Jurien de la Gravière, 1888–1892, admiral
  13. Ernest Lavisse, 1892–1922, historian
  14. Georges de Porto-Riche, 1923–1930, playwright and poet
  15. Pierre Benoit, 1931–1962, novelist
  16. Jean Paulhan, 1963–1968, literary and art critic
  17. Eugène Ionesco, 1970–1994, playwright
  18. Marc Fumaroli, elected 1995, historian and essayist

Seat 7

  1. Jean Chapelain, 1634–1674, royal advisor
  2. Isaac de Benserade, 1674–1691, poet and playwright
  3. Étienne Pavillon, 1691–1705, lawyer and poet
  4. Fabio Brulart de Sillery, 1705–1714, ecclesiastic and poet
  5. Henri-Jacques de Caumont, duc de La Force, 1715–1726, economist
  6. Jean-Baptiste de Mirabaud, 1726–1760, translator
  7. Claude-Henri Watelet, 1760–1786, painter
  8. Michel-Jean Sedaine, 1786–1797, poet and playwright
  9. Jean-François Collin d'Harleville, 1803–1806, playwright and poet
  10. Pierre Daru, 1806–1829, politician and historian
  11. Alphonse de Lamartine, 1829–1869, politician and poet
  12. Émile Ollivier, 1870–1913, politician and lawyer
  13. Henri Bergson, 1914–1941, philosopher
  14. Édouard le Roy, 1945–1954, philosopher and mathematician
  15. Henri Petiot (Daniel-Rops), 1955–1965, poet and novelist
  16. Pierre-Henri Simon, 1966–1972, literary historian and novelist
  17. André Roussin, 1973–1987, playwright
  18. Jacqueline de Romilly, elected 1988, philologist and essayist

Seat 8

  1. Claude de Malleville, 1634–1647, poet
  2. Jean Ballesdens, 1648–1675, lawyer
  3. Géraud de Cordemoy, 1675–1684, philosopher and historian
  4. Jean-Louis Bergeret, 1684–1694, lawyer
  5. Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, 1694–1743, ecclesiastic
  6. Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, 1743–1759, astronomer
  7. Jean-Jacques Lefranc, marquis de Pompignan, 1759–1784, magistrate and economist
  8. Jean-Sifrein Maury, 1784-excluded in reorganisation of 1803, see also seat 15, ecclesiastic and politician
  9. Michel-Louis-Étienne Regnaud de Saint-Jean d'Angély, 1803–1819, politician and lawyer
  10. Pierre-Simon Laplace, 1816–1827, politician and mathematician
  11. Pierre-Paul Royer-Collard, 1827–1845, politician
  12. Charles de Rémusat, 1846–1875, politician and philosopher
  13. Jules Simon, 1875–1896, politician and philosopher
  14. Albert de Mun, 1897–1914, politician and soldier
  15. Alfred Baudrillart, 1918–1942, ecclesiastic and historian
  16. Octave Aubry, 1946–1946, historian and bureaucrat
  17. Édouard Herriot, 1946–1957, politician and literary historian
  18. Jean Rostand, 1959–1977, biologist and philosopher
  19. Michel Déon, elected 1978, novelist

Seat 9

  1. Nicolas Faret, 1634–1646, poet
  2. Pierre du Ryer, 1646–1658, playwright
  3. César d'Estrées, 1658–1714, ecclesiastic and politician
  4. Victor-Marie d'Estrées, 1715–1737, politician and soldier
  5. Charles-Armand-René de la Trémoille, 1738–1741, aristocrat
  6. Armand de Rohan-Soubise, 1741–1756, ecclesiastic
  7. Antoine de Malvin de Montazet, 1756–1788, ecclesiastic
  8. Stanislas de Boufflers, 1788–1815, poet
  9. Louis-Pierre-Marie-François Baour-Lormian, 1815–1854, poet and playwright
  10. François Ponsard, 1855–1867, playwright
  11. Joseph Autran, 1868–1877, poet
  12. Victorien Sardou, 1877–1908, playwright
  13. Marcel Prévost, 1909–1941, novelist
  14. Émile Henriot, 1945–1961, novelist and literary critic
  15. Jean Guéhenno, 1962–1978, essayist
  16. Alain Decaux, elected 1979, historian

Seat 10

  1. Antoine Godeau, 1634–1672, ecclesiastic and poet
  2. Esprit Fléchier, 1672–1710, ecclesiastic
  3. Henri de Nesmond, 1710–1727, ecclesiastic
  4. Jean-Jacques Amelot de Chaillou, 1727–1749, politician
  5. Charles-Louis-Auguste Fouquet de Belle-Isle, 1749–1761, politician and soldier
  6. Nicolas-Charles-Joseph Trublet, 1761–1770, ecclesiastic
  7. Jean-François de Saint-Lambert, 1770–1803, poet and philosopher
  8. Hugues-Bernard Maret, 1803–1816, politician and diplomat
  9. Joseph Lainé, 1816–1835, politician and magistrate
  10. Emmanuel Mercier Dupaty, 1836–1851, poet and playwright
  11. Alfred de Musset, 1852–1857, playwright and poet
  12. Victor de Laprade, 1858–1883, poet
  13. François Coppée, 1884–1908, poet and novelist
  14. Jean Aicard, 1909–1921, poet and novelist
  15. Camille Jullian, 1924–1933, historian and philologist
  16. Léon Bérard, 1934–1960, politician and lawyer
  17. Jean Guitton, 1961–1999, theologian and philosopher
  18. Florence Delay, elected 2000, novelist and playwright

Seat 11

  1. Philippe Habert, 1634–1638, poet
  2. Jacques Esprit, 1639–1678, politician
  3. Jacques-Nicolas Colbert, 1678–1707, ecclesiastic
  4. Claude-François Fraguier, 1707–1728, ecclesiastic
  5. Charles d'Orléans de Rothelin, 1728–1744, ecclesiastic
  6. Gabriel Girard, 1744–1748, ecclesiastic
  7. Marc-Antoine-René de Voyer d'Argenson de Paulmy, 1748–1787, politician
  8. Henri-Cardin-Jean-Baptiste d'Aguesseau, 1787–1826, politician
  9. Charles Brifaut, 1826–1857, poet and playwright
  10. Jules Sandeau, 1858–1883, novelist and playwright
  11. Edmond About, 1884–1885, novelist and playwright
  12. Léon Say, 1886–1896, politician and economist
  13. Albert Vandal, 1896–1910, historian
  14. Denys Cochin, 1911–1922, politician
  15. Georges Goyau, 1922–1939, historian
  16. Paul Hazard, 1940–1944, historian and philosopher
  17. Maurice Garçon, 1946–1967, lawyer, novelist and historian
  18. Paul Morand, 1968–1976, diplomat, novelist, playwright and poet
  19. Alain Peyrefitte, 1977–1999, scholar and politician
  20. Gabriel de Broglie, elected 2001, historian

Seat 12

  1. Germain Habert de Cérizy, 1634–1654, ecclesiastic
  2. Charles Cotin, 1655–1681, ecclesiastic
  3. Louis de Courcillon de Dangeau, 1682–1723, ecclesiastic and politician
  4. Charles-Jean-Baptiste Fleureiau de Morville, 1723–1732, politician
  5. Jean Terrasson, 1732–1750, ecclesiastic and philosopher
  6. Claude de Thiard de Bissy, 1750–1810, soldier
  7. Joseph-Alphonse Esménard, 1810–1811, politician
  8. Charles Lacretelle Jeune, 1811–1855, historian
  9. Jean-Baptiste Biot, 1856–1862, scientist and mathematician
  10. Louis de Carné, 1863–1876, politician
  11. Charles Blanc, 1876–1882, art critic
  12. Édouard Pailleron, 1882–1899, poet and playwright
  13. Paul Hervieu, 1900–1915, novelist and playwright
  14. François de Curel, 1918–1928, playwright
  15. Charles le Goffic, 1930–1932, novelist and historian
  16. Abel Bonnard, 1932–1945, poet, novelist and politician; expelled for his collaboration with Vichy regime
  17. Jules Romains, 1946–1972, novelist, playwright and poet
  18. Jean d'Ormesson, elected 1973, novelist

Seat 13

  1. Claude-Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac, 1634–1638, grammarian and mathematician
  2. François de La Mothe-Le-Vayer, 1639–1672, critic, grammarian and philosopher
  3. Jean Racine, 1672–1699, playwright, mathematician, physicist and doctor
  4. Jean-Baptiste-Henri de Valincour, 1699–1730, historiographer and admiral
  5. Jean-François Leriget de La Faye, 1730–1731, politician
  6. Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, 1731–1762, playwright
  7. Claude-Henri de Fusée de Voisenon, 1762–1775, ecclesiastic, playwright and poet
  8. Jean de Dieu-Raymond Boisgelin de Cucé, 1776–1804, ecclesiastic
  9. Jean-Baptiste Dureau de la Malle, 1804–1807, translator
  10. Louis-Benoît Picard, 1807–1828, comedian, poet, novelist and playwright
  11. Antoine-Vincent Arnault, 1829–1834, poet, fabulist and playwright - see also seat 16
  12. Eugène Scribe, 1834–1861, playwright
  13. Octave Feuillet, 1862–1890, novelist and playwright
  14. Pierre Loti, 1891–1923, novelist and soldier
  15. Paul-Albert Besnard, 1924–1934, painter and engraver
  16. Louis Gillet, 1935–1943, historian of art and literature
  17. Paul Claudel, 1946–1955, poet, playwright, novelist and diplomat
  18. Wladimir d'Ormesson, 1956–1973, politician, chronicler and novelist
  19. Maurice Schumann, 1974–1998, politician, essayist, journalist, novelist and historian
  20. Pierre Messmer, 1999–2007, soldier and politician

Seat 14

  1. François Maynard, 1634–1646, magistrate and poet
  2. Pierre Corneille, 1647–1684, playwright and lawyer
  3. Thomas Corneille, 1684–1709, playwright
  4. Antoine Houdar de La Motte, 1710–1731, playwright
  5. Michel-Celse-Roger de Bussy-Rabutin, 1732–1736, ecclesiastic
  6. Étienne Lauréault de Foncemagne, 1736–1779, ecclesiastic
  7. Michel-Paul-Gui de Chabanon, 1779–1792, playwright
  8. Jacques-André Naigeon, 1803–1810, encyclopaedist
  9. Népomucène Lemercier, 1810–1840, poet and playwright
  10. Victor Hugo, 1841–1885, poet, playwright and novelist
  11. Charles Leconte de Lisle, 1886–1894, poet and playwright
  12. Henry Houssaye, 1894–1911, historian and novelist
  13. Louis-Hubert Lyautey, 1912–1934, soldier
  14. Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, 1934–1942, politician and soldier
  15. Robert d'Harcourt, 1946–1965, literary historian and essayist
  16. Jean Mistler, 1966–1988, novelist, essayist, literary historian, music critic and politician
  17. Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, elected 1990, historian

Seat 15

  1. Guillaume Bautru, 1634–1665, politician
  2. Jacques Testu de Belval, 1665–1706, ecclesiastic and poet
  3. François-Joseph de Beaupoil de Sainte-Aulaire, 1706–1742, soldier and poet
  4. Jean-Jacques Dortous de Mairan, 1743–1771, physicist and mathematician
  5. François Arnaud, 1771–1784, ecclesiastic
  6. Gui-Jean-Baptiste Target, 1785–1806, magistrate
  7. Jean-Sifrein Maury, 1806-excluded by ordinance 1816, ecclesiastic and politician; see also seat 8
  8. François-Xavier-Marc-Antoine de Montesquiou-Fézensac, 1816 - 1832, ecclesiastic and politician
  9. Antoine Jay, 1832–1854, politician
  10. Ustazade Silvestre de Sacy, 1854–1879, literary critic
  11. Eugène Labiche, 1880–1888, playwright and novelist
  12. Henri Meilhac, 1888–1897, playwright
  13. Henri Lavedan, 1898–1940, playwright and novelist
  14. Ernest Seillière, 1946–1955, historian of literature and of philosophy, and essayist
  15. André Chamson, 1956–1983, novelist, essayist and historian
  16. Fernand Braudel, 1984–1985, historian of civilisations
  17. Jacques Laurent, 1986–2000, novelist, essayist and journalist
  18. Frédéric Vitoux, elected 2001, writer and journalist

Seat 16

  1. Jean Sirmond, 1634–1649, historiographer
  2. Jean de Montereul, 1649–1651, ecclesiastic
  3. François Tallemant l'Aîné, 1651–1693, ecclesiastic
  4. Simon de la Loubère, 1693–1729, diplomat and poet
  5. Claude Sallier, 1729–1761, ecclesiastic and philologist
  6. Jean-Gilles du Coëtlosquet, 1761–1784, ecclesiastic
  7. Anne-Pierre de Montesquiou-Fézensac, 1784–1798, politician
  8. Antoine-Vincent Arnault, 1803, excluded by ordinance 1816, re-elected in 1829 to seat 13, poet, fabulist and playwright
  9. Armand du Plessis, duc de Richelieu, 1816–1822, politician
  10. Bon-Joseph Dacier, 1822–1833, philologist
  11. Pierre-François Tissot, 1833–1854, poet and historian
  12. Félix Dupanloup, 1854–1878, ecclesiastic
  13. Edme-Armand-Gaston d'Audiffret-Pasquier, 1878–1905, politician
  14. Alexandre Ribot, 1906–1923, politician, lawyer, magistrate and jurist
  15. Henri Robert, 1923–1936, lawyer and historian
  16. Charles Maurras, 1938, not excluded, but seat "declared vacant" for Vichy collaboration in 1945, journalist, politician, essayist and poet
  17. Antoine de Lévis Mirepoix, 1953–1981, novelist, historian and essayist
  18. Léopold Sédar Senghor, 1983–2001, head of state (Senegal), politician, poet and essayist
  19. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, elected 2003, former president of France

Seat 17

  1. François de Cauvigny de Colomby, 1634–1649, poet
  2. François Tristan l'Hermite, 1649–1655, playwright and poet
  3. Hippolyte-Jules Pilet de La Mesnardière, 1655–1663, critic, poet and historian
  4. François-Honorat de Beauvilliers, duc de Saint-Aignan, 1663–1687, soldier
  5. François-Timoléon de Choisy, 1687–1724, ecclesiastic
  6. Antoine Portail, 1724–1736, politician
  7. Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, 1736–1754, playwright
  8. Jean-Pierre de Bougainville, 1754–1763, historian
  9. Jean-François Marmontel, 1763–1799, philosopher and essayist
  10. Louis-Marcelin de Fontanes, 1803–1821, politician, poet and journalist
  11. Abel-François Villemain, 1821–1870, politician and literary critic
  12. Émile Littré, 1871–1881, philologist and philosopher
  13. Louis Pasteur, 1881–1895, chemist
  14. Gaston Paris, 1896–1903, philologist and literary historian
  15. Frédéric Masson, 1903–1923, historian
  16. Georges Lecomte, 1924–1958, novelist, essayist, art critic and historian
  17. Jean Delay, 1959–1987, psychiatrist, essayist and novelist
  18. Jacques-Yves Cousteau, 1988–1997, oceanographer, film-maker and essayist
  19. Érik Orsenna, elected 1998, politician and novelist

Seat 18

  1. Jean Baudoin, 1634–1650, translator
  2. François Charpentier, 1650–1702, novelist
  3. Jean-François de Chamillart, 1702–1714, ecclesiastic
  4. Claude-Louis-Hector de Villars, 1714–1734, politician and soldier
  5. Honoré-Armand de Villars, 1734–1770, politician
  6. Étienne-Charles de Loménie de Brienne, 1770–1794, ecclesiastic, politician and philosopher
  7. Jean-Gérard Lacuée de Cessac, 1803–1841, politician
  8. Alexis de Tocqueville, 1841–1859, politician
  9. Henri Lacordaire, 1860–1861, ecclesiastic
  10. Albert de Broglie, 1862–1901, politician, diplomat and historian
  11. Melchior de Vogüé, 1901–1916, archaeologist and historian
  12. Ferdinand Foch, 1918–1929, soldier
  13. Philippe Pétain, 1929–1945, soldier (expelled from the Academy after trial; in 1945-1952 the seat was vacant)
  14. André François-Poncet, 1952–1978, politician and diplomat
  15. Edgar Faure, 1978–1988, politician and historian
  16. Michel Serres, elected 1990, philosopher

Seat 19

  1. François de Porchères d'Arbaud, 1634–1640, poet
  2. Olivier Patru, 1640–1681, lawyer
  3. Nicolas Potier de Novion, 1681–1693, magistrate
  4. Philippe Goibaud-Dubois, 1693–1694, translator
  5. Charles Boileau, 1694–1704, ecclesiastic
  6. Gaspard Abeille, 1704–1718, ecclesiastic
  7. Nicolas-Hubert de Mongault, 1718–1746, ecclesiastic
  8. Charles Pinot Duclos, 1746–1772, grammarian and historian
  9. Nicolas Beauzée, 1772–1789, grammarian
  10. Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, 1789–1795, ecclesiastic
  11. Marie-Joseph Chénier, 1803–1811, poet and playwright
  12. François-René de Châteaubriand, 1811–1848, politician, poet and novelist
  13. Paul de Noailles, 1849–1885, historian
  14. Édouard Hervé, 1886–1899, politician
  15. Paul Deschanel, 1899–1922, politician
  16. Auguste Jonnart, 1923–1927, politician, senior bureaucrat and diplomat
  17. Maurice Paléologue, 1928–1944, diplomat and historian
  18. Charles de Chambrun, 1946–1952, diplomat
  19. Fernand Gregh, 1953–1960, poet, literary critic and historian
  20. René Clair, 1960–1981, movie director and novelist
  21. Pierre Moinot, 1982–2007, senior bureaucrat and novelist
  22. Jean-Loup Dabadie, 2008–, journalist, lyricist and screenwriter

Seat 20

  1. Paul Hay du Chaastelet, 1634–1636, lawyer
  2. Nicolas Perrot d'Ablancourt, 1637–1664, translator
  3. Roger de Bussy-Rabutin, 1665–1693, novelist
  4. Jean-Paul Bignon, 1693–1743, ecclesiastic
  5. Armand-Jérôme Bignon, 1743–1772, politician
  6. Louis-Georges de Bréquigny, 1772–1795, historian
  7. Ponce-Denis Écouchard-Lebrun, 1803–1807, poet
  8. François-Juste-Marie Raynouard, 1807–1836, lawyer, poet and playwright
  9. François-Auguste Mignet, 1836–1884, historian
  10. Victor Duruy, 1884–1894, politician and historian
  11. Jules Lemaître, 1895–1914, playwright and critic
  12. Henry Bordeaux, 1919–1963, lawyer and novelist
  13. Thierry Maulnier, 1964–1988, journalist and playwright
  14. José Cabanis, 1990–2000, magistrate and novelist
  15. Angelo Rinaldi, elected 2001, writer

Seat 21

  1. Marin le Roy de Gomberville, 1634–1674, novelist
  2. Pierre Daniel Huet, 1674–1721, ecclesiastic
  3. Jean Boivin le Cadet, 1721–1726, professor
  4. Paul-Hippolyte de Beauvilliers, Duc de Saint-Aignan, 1726–1776, politician
  5. Charles-Pierre Colardeau, 1776, poet and playwright
  6. Jean-François de la Harpe, 1776–1803, poet, playwright and critic
  7. Pierre-Louis Lacretelle l'Aîné, 1803–1824, lawyer
  8. François-Xavier-Joseph Droz, 1824–1850, philosopher and historian
  9. Charles de Montalembert, 1851–1870, philosopher
  10. Henri d'Orléans, Duc d'Aumale, 1871–1897, soldier, politician and historian
  11. Eugène Guillaume, 1898–1905, sculptor
  12. Étienne Lamy, 1905–1919, essayist, politician and lawyer
  13. André Chevrillon, 1920–1957, essayist and literary historian and critic
  14. Marcel Achard, 1959–1974, playwright and journalist
  15. Félicien Marceau, elected 1975, playwright, novelist and essayist

Seat 22

  1. Antoine Gérard de Saint-Amant, 1634–1661, poet
  2. Jacques Cassagne, 1662–1679, ecclesiastic and poet
  3. Louis de Verjus, Comte de Crécy, 1679–1709, politician
  4. Jean-Antoine de Mesmes, 1710–1723, magistrate
  5. Pierre-Joseph Alary, 1723–1770, ecclesiastic
  6. Gabriel-Henri Gaillard, 1771–1806, ecclesiastic, historian, grammarian and journalist
  7. Louis-Philippe de Ségur, 1803–1830, diplomat, historian, poet and playwright
  8. Jean-Pons-Guillaume Viennet, 1830–1868, politician, poet and playwright
  9. Joseph d'Haussonville, 1869–1884, politician and diplomat
  10. Ludovic Halévy, 1834–1908, playwright, librettist and novelist
  11. Eugène Brieux, 1909–1932, playwright
  12. François Mauriac, 1933–1970, writer, essayist and literary critic
  13. Julien Green, 1971–1998, novelist and playwright
  14. René de Obaldia, elected 1999, playwright and poet

Seat 23

  1. Guillaume Colletet, 1634–1659, lawyer and playwright
  2. Gilles Boileau, 1659–1669, poet
  3. Jean de Montigny, 1670–1671, ecclesiastic and poet
  4. Charles Perrault, 1671–1703, poet
  5. Armand-Gaston-Maximilien de Rohan, 1703–1749, ecclesiastic and politician
  6. Louis-Gui de Guérapin de Vauréal, 1749–1760, ecclesiastic and politician
  7. Charles-Marie de la Condamine, 1760–1774, explorer
  8. Jacques Delille, 1774–1813, ecclesiastic and poet
  9. François-Nicolas-Vincent Campenon, 1813–1843, poet
  10. Marc Girardin, 1844–1873, politician and literary critic
  11. Alfred Mézières, 1874–1915, literary historian, politician and essayist
  12. René Boylesve, 1918–1926, novelist and poet
  13. Abel Hermant, 1927–1945, novelist, essayist and journalist
  14. Étienne Gilson, 1946–1978, philosopher
  15. Henri Gouhier, 1979–1994, philosopher and literary critic
  16. Pierre Rosenberg, elected 1995, art historian and essayist

Seat 24

  1. Jean Silhon, 1634–1667, politician
  2. Jean-Baptiste Colbert, 1667–1683, politician
  3. Jean de la Fontaine, 1684–1695, poet
  4. Jules de Clérambault, 1695–1714, ecclesiastic
  5. Guillaume Massieu, 1714–1722, ecclesiastic
  6. Claude-François-Alexandre Houtteville, 1722–1742, ecclesiastic
  7. Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux, 1742–1763, playwright and novelist
  8. Claude-François Lysarde de Radonvilliers, 1763–1789, ecclesiastic
  9. Constantin-François de Chassebœuf, Comte de Volney, 1803–1820, philosopher
  10. Claude-Emmanuel de Pastoret, 1820–1840, politician, lawyer and poet
  11. Louis de Beaupoil, Comte de Sainte-Aulaire, 1841–1854, politician
  12. Victor de Broglie, 1855–1870, politician
  13. Prosper Duvergier de Hauranne, 1870–1881, politician
  14. Armand Prudhomme, 1881–1907, poet and essayist
  15. Henri Poincaré, 1908–1912, mathematician, astronomer, engineer and philosopher
  16. Alfred Capus, 1914–1922, playwright, journalist and essayist
  17. Édouard Estaunié, 1923–1942, novelist and engineer
  18. Louis-Pasteur Vallery-Radot, 1944–1970, doctor
  19. Étienne Wolff, 1971–1996, biologist
  20. Jean-François Revel, 1997–2006, historian and essayist
  21. Max Gallo, elected 2007, journalist and novelist

Seat 25

  1. Claude de L'Estoile, 1634–1652, playwright and poet
  2. Armand de Camboust, duc de Coislin, 1652–1702, soldier
  3. Pierre de Camboust, duc de Coislin, 1702–1710, aristocrat